21 Preface وَإِن مِن شَيءٍ إِلّا عِندَنا خَزائِنُهُ وَما نُنَزِّلُهُ إِلّا بِقَدَرٍ مَعلومٍYusuf AliAnd there is not a thing but its (sources and) treasures1 (inexhaustible) are with Us; but We only send down thereof in due and ascertainable measures.2Khaza'in: treasures; store houses; places where valuable things are accumulated, from which supplies are distributed from time to time as need arises.All the wonderful gifts and forces and energies which we see in the world around us have their sources and fountainheads with God, the Creator and Sustainer of the Worlds. And what we see or perceive or imagine is just a small portion of what exists. That portion is sent out to us and to our world according to our needs or its needs from time to time as the occasion arises. It is strictly limited according to rule and plan. Its source is unlimited and inexhaustible. In the same way the forces which we see operating around us, in nature or in the spiritual world, according to laws which we can grasp and ascertain, are mere derived forces, in the 2nd, 3rd, or 9th degree. Their source and ultimate fountainhead is with God.